Evaluating Pilot Study of Reconstructed Turkish Elementary School Curriculum

Bukova-Güzel, Esra, Alkan, Hüseyin, Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri

Abstract

The new elementary school curriculum being piloted is developed on the basis of constructivism. Naturally, it is expected that the new curriculum contains the changes in learning environment and the studentteacher responsibilities. For this reason, the research was oriented to determine the propriety of change and the problems confronted in the application. For this purpose, the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) developed by Aldridge et al. (2000) was adapted into the conditions of Turkey. The sample of the study was 600 students; 253 male and 347 female students, whose ages ranged between 10 and 12 and who attend the Pilot Elementary Schools in Izmir. The …

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Publication information: Article title: Evaluating Pilot Study of Reconstructed Turkish Elementary School Curriculum. Contributors: Bukova-Güzel, Esra - Author, Alkan, Hüseyin - Author. Journal title: Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri. Volume: 5. Issue: 2 Publication date: November 2005. Page number: 410. © EDAM (Educational Consultancy Ltd.) Jan 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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